The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians will take on the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Carlyle is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Nashville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 9-2 to the Hornets.
Rhettick Steinkamp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. He also scored a run, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Matthew Guthrie, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Sparta had taken Carlyle down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Bulldogs took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians/Lady Indians. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sparta saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Shelton, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Sparta's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-7. As for Carlyle, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carlyle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sparta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carlyle was able to grind out a solid victory over Sparta when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 5-1. Do the Indians/Lady Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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